The one time I 'chilled with the big boys'
"Who is the first Baron and founder of scouting?" There was pin drop silence followed by a disappointed face. Amudavi, the Scout's Patrol leader couldn't believe no one read the notes or did research during the holidays as he had asked. I'd say he was too ambitious - with the understanding that not many students did holiday assignments given by teachers, why expect the same to research on a co-curricilar activity? Sitting in the room, my chest felt like a mortar whose pestle was overworking and my palms were sweaty. I was having a moment of indecision as I had researched and knew the answer. In my mind, it was a battle of logic and the proverbial 'going down with the team'. The predicament was; doing the latter securing the incubating friendships or creating a rift of mild hatred with fellow Scouts Club members. For context: I was fresh from Primary School where I was also a scout and during competitions, I always admired how passionate High School troops...